Beer Buzz: Our six favorites from this year’s Brew at the Zoo

Deck

Last Friday, I had the (ahem) onerous task of picking 5280’s favorite beer at Brew at the Zoo, an annual fundraising event for the Denver Zoo where people get to ogle at the giraffes, tigers, and elephants while sipping beers and sampling food. Tough job.

While I still love the six beers we selected for the second “5280 Six Pack” and that were on tap at 5280’s booth, I couldn’t spend all night there, especially with samples from more than 30 breweries to try.

Old standbys, like Dale’s Pale Ale, didn’t disappoint. But I was even more impressed with suds coming from Colorado’s youngest breweries (Copper Kettle, Denver Beer Company, and more). These are my six favorites.